Iowa View: Keeping smokers in casinos is part of plan

11:38 PM,
Mar. 5, 2013

Written by

Tom Coates

I read with interest Kyle Munson's Feb. 24 column "Casino's Refusal to Go Smoke-Free Puzzling." I found it to be a well-written and informative column. Kyle brought out some ludicrous inconsistencies swirling around local casinos, like promoting a bowling alley in Warren County, if voters would approve a new gambling facility.

When Kyle arrived at the key question of his piece, I was struck that he reflected many Iowans' views. He wrote, "Here's what befuddles me most: None of these casinos, neither the hopefuls nor the existing facilities, has gone smoke-free to gain an edge."